Social justice and equal opportunity
Andrew Coyle, author of 'Prisons of the World', suggests what more can be done, other than the early release of prisoners, to address the current prison crisis. …Read more
On Transforming Society, Jason Wood, author of 'The Kindness Fix', defends his cautious optimism following the UK Election 2024.…Read more
Jen Shang and Adrian Sargeant, authors of 'Meaningful Philanthropy', present a new perspective on philanthropy. Considering who people are when they give is more valuable than asking why they give if we want to consider how to encourage philanthropy. …Read more
John Bone suggests that we shouldn’t be complacent that the UK has bucked the right-wing populist tide that is spreading across Western democracies. It is far from being the case. …Read more
Danny Dorling. author of 'Peak Injustice', offers his take on the results of the UK General Election.…Read more
Uta Bolt looks at essays written by 11-year-old girls in 1969 to see if their predictions for life at 25 affected their earning outcomes.…Read more
Becky Tipper and Leah Gilman, authors of 'Fiction and Research', consider the power of storytelling in the context of the Post Office scandal. Why did it take a TV drama to raise consciousness and prompt policy change?…Read more
Marcos González Hernando and Gerry Mitchell look at the contradiction between the disempowerment felt by those earning >£59k and their political influence. This clout should be used to vote for radical investment in the general election.…Read more
Two Convivial Thinkers ask whether higher ed can really ‘decolonise development’ when only some voices are heard and others are silenced. We must still aim to dismantle the logics of neoliberal academia, however daunting. …Read more
As part of the Academics Stand Against Poverty blog series, Georgia van Toorn, Joanna Redden, Lina Dencik, Jess Brand and colleagues challenge Labour to resist the temptation to rely on technological solutions such as AI to tackle the structural problems of poverty and inequality.…Read more